Combined cane and fan



W. H. FULLER.

COMBINED OANE AND PAN.

Patented Oct. 17, 1882.

Julian/i2 r:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. FULLER, or oInoInNATI, ASSIGNOR T MARK L. FULLER, OF

- MILFORD, OHIO.

COMBINED CANE AND FAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,955, dated October1'7, 1882.

Application filed February 18,1882. (No InodeLl To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, WM. H. FULLER, of Oincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCombined Cane and Fan, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa view of a common cane or walk- IO ing-stick equipped with a fan. Fig.2 is the same, showing the fan opened. Fig. 3 is an enlarged View ofsection of the cane, showing how the upper end of the fan-lid issecured. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the same, show- 1 ing manner ofhinging the lid thereto. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the cane, showingthe manner of securing fan-lid to the cane when opened. Fig.Gisacrosssectional view through or of Fig. 3.

The object of my invention is to provide a common cane or walking-stickwith a fan so arranged that when the fan is not desired for use it canbe folded up within the cane, as will now be more fully shown in detail.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinary cane,having in one of its faces a groove, B, of any suitable length, asshown. This groove has a lid, 0, composed of the material forming thecane, which is 0 hinged at the lower end, D, to the body of the cane inany suitable manner. The upper end has a sliding plate, E, and a knob,F, attached thereto, enabling the user to slide the end of the plate Eunder the shell of the cane, as shown in Fig. 3, and hold the lidtightly to the 5 cane. When the lid 0 is turned down on its hinge D, asshown in Figs. 2 and 5, the sliding plate E engages with a head orcatch, G, and thus holds the lid open.

The fan H is composed of the plaited leaf, 4 having one side attached tothe lid 0 and the other to the groove B within, at I, Fig. 6.

' It will be observed that when therefore the lid is opened on itshinges the fan spreads out, enabling the user to use the fan, while atthe same time it can'be readily converted into the ordinarywalking-cane.

The fan thus constructed is equally applicable to parasols, umbrellas,or other similar portable articles of use. 0

Having described myinvcntion, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A cane having on one of its faces the rectangular groove B, providedwith a lid, 0, as shown, in combination with a fan, H, secured to thesaid lid and to the groove B within, sub stantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. A fan, H, as shown, having one of its edges secured within to agroove, as shown, and its opposite edge to a hinged lid adapted to closethis groove, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoingIhave hereunto set my hand, this10th day of Feb ruary, 1882, in the presence of witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY FULLER.

Witnesses:

J. V. KAUFMAN, GHAs. RELING.

